Caleb Malboeuf and David Malboeuf, who are cousins, pleaded guilty to charges that they accidentally started the Wallow Fire the summer of 2011, when they left a smoldering campfire.

The judge said the uninsured will get paid first. They are owed about $300,000. Insurance companies made claims exceeding $3 million. Prosecutor Patrick Schneider said arriving at a dollar amount is difficult for the homeowners who experienced such great loss.

David Derickson, Caleb Malboeuf’s attorney, said his client, a contractor, would be able to make $500 monthly payments.

"The chance of it being paid off in full are unlikely," Derickson said.

U.S. Magistrate Mark Aspey will lay out a monthly payment plan next week.

Meanwhile, the U.S. Forest Service has agreed not to seek repayment for the $79 million it cost to fight the fire, but could initiate a civil action. The San Carlos Apache Tribe, the White Mountain Apache Tribe and the state of Arizona will not receive restitution.